I am a communication-based HCI researcher and a second-year Ph.D. student in Information at the University of Michigan. My work sits at the intersection of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC), grounded in the belief that strong interpersonal relationships ultimately enhance quality of life.
By employing a range of qualitative and design methodologies, I engage in reflection, design, and speculation on technologies that can strengthen everyday social relationships and support individual well-being. I explore how traditional and emerging technologies—such as mobile platforms, social robots, and AI—shape or have the potential to shape interpersonal dynamics in communication contexts, and I consider how we might design systems that enable more meaningful interaction from the perspective of social connection and relationships.
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Education
Ph.D. in Information, University of Michigan (2024 - present)
M.A. in Communication, Seoul National University (2023)
B.A. in Communication Arts & Journalism, University of Wisconsin-Madison (2021)
News
One paper accepted to RO-MAN 2025 (June 9, 2025)
Received Gary M. Olson Outstanding Ph.D. Student Award from UMSI (May 30, 2025)
Organizing Design Knowledge in AI Workshops at DIS 2025 (May 1, 2025)
Joined as a research summer intern at Kyoto University, Japan, working with Dr. Naomi Yamashita (May 1, 2025)
Received Best Paper Honorable Mention Award 🏅at CHI 2025 (April 26, 2025)
Successfully passed pre-candidacy defense (April 1, 2025)
Two papers accepted to CHI 2025 (Jan 16, 2025)
Started my Ph.D at the @UMich I school (Aug 26, 2024)
Received Best Paper Honorable Mention Award 🏅at CHI 2024 (April 25, 2024)
Travel
Attending DIS 2025 conference, Funchal, Madeira (July 5 - 9, 2025)
Attending CHI 2025 conference, Yokohama, Japan (April 26 - May 1, 2024)
Attending DIS 2024 conference, Copenhagen, Denmark (July 1-5, 2024)
Attending CHI 2024 conference, Honolulu, US (May 11-16, 2024)
Attending Scalable HCI Symposium, Shenzhen, China (Jan 7-11, 2024)
Attending DIS 2023 conference, Pittsburg, US (July 9-14, 2023)